Febrile seizures in North Iranian children: Epidemiology and clinical feature

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Omran, Mohammadreza Salehi | Khalilian, Elham | Mehdipour, Elnaz | Juibary, Ali Ghabeli

Affiliations: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Amirkola Pediatric Hospital, Babol Medical University and Health Services, Babol, Iran

Note: [] Correspondence: Mohammad Salehi Omran, M.D., Department of Pediatric Neurology, Babol Medical University and Health Services, Babol, Iran. E-mail: salehiomran@yahoo.com

Abstract: Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common neurological disorder in the pediatric population. The clinical characteristics of 630 patients who had episodes of FS were retrospectively reviewed. No preference was seen for either sex (1.2:1). In those cases with FS, 514 (81.6%) convulsions were simple and 116 (18.4%) were complex. A family history of FS was present in 25.7% of the cases reviewed. Generalized seizure types accounted for 99% of the cases. Age of seizure onset peaked at 10 month. The etiology of fever was identified in 85.3% of cases. Gastroenteritis was the first etiology of fever accounting for 27.3% of the cases. Recurrent FS was observed in 33.5%. All of patients had complete blood count and electrolytes including sodium, potassium, calcium and glucose level in their records.

Keywords: Febrile seizures, fever, infection, Iran

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 39-42, 2008